Jeremy Corbyn - Continuing Saga of the Labour Party Leader

mij

I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't want to be the next PM, hopefully he can shake things up and set Labour up for a win with a new leader.

Enki

Indeed, winner must take all at the first opportunity, is willy waving nonsense. British political system is far too porous for Corbyn not to have effect.

tapzilla2k

He intends to fight the 2020 Election, see Huffington post.

EarthRod

Labour have a few years to sort themselves out under their new leader. Hope springs eternal and optimism is a good thing.

I notice a few seem to think the 1970s decade of strikes, electricity shortages and piles of rotting rubbish on the street 'winter of discontent' will return should Labour win the next election. This is strange because it is not Jim Callaghan but Jeremy Corbyn who is now leader of the Labour party.

robel

When does galloway rejoin?

                                                                                                                                       

tapzilla2k

They are just trying to shape a view of Corbyn before he can do so himself. He may well undercut all of that. Anyway I don't want to make many predictions, as too much hinges on the EU vote result and a few other issues. I don't think 2020 is as set in stone as the Westminster bubble expects it to be.

nheather

I don't think so - I think labour will win convincingly.

With what he is promising to do, I think he will get a lot of support - it doesn't matter that he will have to borrow, borrow, borrow to pay for it all.  There are a lot of people who will vote based on what is in it for them.

Potential students will vote for the promise of zero university fees.

People on benefits will vote for the promise of bigger benefits.

Public sector will vote for the promise of end of austerity.

Utility workers may vote for the promise of re-nationalised industries.

The working classes will vote for the promise of power to the people, burn the bosses and the fat cats.

The fact that none of it is affordable is irrelevant - people will vote for what's in it for themselves.

Cheers,

Nigel

Rasczak

It is not impossible to imagine the Tory party splitting after the inevitable 'Stay in' vote at the EU referendum and, of course, who knows whether the new Conservative leader will have enough support within the country. Coupled with Corbyn grabbing the initiative and public mood, could see him do okay. And just think, one term of a truly left wing Labour could change everything - scrap the House of Lords, scrap the monarchy, change our out-dated land laws, re-energise the Union etc etc. It is terrifying and exciting at the sametime.

IronGiant

At the very least, not until after the next Mayoral Election apparently as he's standing as an Independent

EarthRod

Yes - people.

For too long is been what's in it for large multi-national businesses and the continuous gradual erosion of employee pay and conditions.